Stamp-A-Stack

In our last Stamp-A-Stack, we created cards that the stampers had requested from my display boards. Some of these were CASEd from ones I’ve made in the past.


Stamp set: Autumn Splendor, Upsy Daisy
Paper: Whisper White, Green Galore, Yoyo yellow card stock, Pink Flamingo DSP
Ink: Green Galore, Yoyo Yellow, Tempting Turquoise, Basic Black classic ink
Accessories: Scallop circle punch, 1 3/8” circle punch, Whisper White ¼” grosgrain ribbon, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Stampin’ Dimensionals, SNAIL adhesive, Craft & Paper scissors, paper trimmer
Created by me


Stamp set: Just Buzzin’ By
Paper: YoYo Yellow, Night of Navy, Whisper White card stock, Pink Flamingo DSP
Ink: Real Red, YoYo Yellow, and Basic Black stampin’ write markers, Black StazOn
Accessories: Scallop square punch, 1 ¼” square punch, large and small oval punch, scallop oval punch, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, Real Red ¼” grosgrain ribbon, SNAIL adhesive, paper cutter, Craft & Paper scissors
CASEd from my Sketch Challenge Week 12 card


Stamp set: Flight of the Butterfly, Simply Said (sentiment)
Paper: Barely Banana, Almost Amethyst, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White card stock
Ink: So Saffron, Yoyo Yellow, Lavender Lace, Lovely Lilac, Certainly Celery, Green Galore, Ballet Blue, Brilliant Blue, Pretty in Pink, Pixie Pink Classic Ink, Yoyo Yellow Stampin’ Write Marker
Accessories: 1 ¼” square punch, Butterfly punch, clear rhinestone brads, Stampin’ dimensionals, SNAIL adhesive, paper cutter, scissors, Stamp-a-ma-jig
CASEd from my Sketch Challenge Week 16 card


Stamp sets: Heard from the Heart
Ink: Bashful Blue Classic ink
Paper: Whisper White, Bashful Blue, Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink, Old Olive card stock
Accessories: Big Shot, Birds & Blooms die, SNAIL adhesive, Stampin’ dimensionals, Stamp-a-ma-jig, paper cutter
CASEd from Diane Noble

Stamp set: Upsy Daisy
Paper: Old Olive, Orchid Opulence, Whisper White card stock, Cottage Wall DSP
Ink: Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry Classic ink, Versamark
Accessories: scallop edge punch, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, heat & stick powder, white gel pen, SNAIL adhesive, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, scissors, paper cutter
CASEd from this card created by me

The next SAS will be of Christmas cards, so be sure to check back in a few weeks when I post the samples from that class.

Thanks for stopping by today. Have fun stampin’ and creatin’!

Sympathy Stamp-A-Stack

The following cards are from the sympathy Stamp-A-Stack we did in August. I know, I’m very late in sharing these with you. So sorry!

Stamp set: Close As A Memory
Paper: Very Vanilla, Night of Navy, Kraft card stock, Bella Bleu DSP
Ink: Night of Navy Classic ink, Night of Navy and Mellow Moss Stampin’ Write markers
Accessories: Mellow Moss and Night of Navy ¼” grosgrain ribbon, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SNAIL adhesive, Craft & Paper scissors, paper trimmer
This card is from UDI Sketch Challenge Week #42

Stamp set: Inspired by Nature, Thoughts & Prayers
Paper: Whisper White, Elegant Eggplant, Always Artichoke card stock
Ink: Elegant Eggplant, Always Artichoke, Summer Sun, More Mustard Stampin’ Write markers Accessories: Elegant Eggplant ¼” grosgrain ribbon, Eyelet border punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SNAIL adhesive, Craft & Paper scissors, paper trimmer
Inspired by Dena Rekow

Stamp sets: Lovely As A Tree, Close As A Memory
Ink: Not Quite Navy Classic ink
Paper: Very Vanilla, So Saffron card stock, Bella Bleu DSP
Accessories: Apricot Appeal ¼” grosgrain ribbon, Big Shot, Texturz plate, SNAIL adhesive, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Craft & Paper scissors, paper cutter
Created by me

Stamp sets: Thoughts & Prayers
Ink: Rose Red Classic, Always Artichoke, Chocolate Chip Stampin’ write markers
Paper: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip card stock, Thoroughly Modern DSP
Accessories: 5/16” Chocolate Chip Jumbo Brads, Big Shot, Texturz plate, SNAIL adhesive, Stamp-a-ma-jig, paper cutter
Created by me

Stamp sets: Thoughts & Prayers
Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Mellow Moss Classic ink
Paper: Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Yoyo Yellow card stock
Accessories: 1/8” circle punch (retired), Big Shot, Top Note die, SNAIL adhesive, Stamp-a-ma-jig, paper cutter
CASED from girl3boys0

I hope these cards give you some inspiration. Thanks for looking, and have fun stampin’ and creatin’!

Punch Art Class

Here are samples from another punch art class. We created a variety of flowers this time as you’ll see below.

Tag Punch Star
Small tag, large tag
Tutorial from Splitcoaststampers

Pinwheel Flower
¾” circle, 1 ¼” Square, large tag
Tutorial by Laurie Lenertz, inspired by Paula Goff. I don’t have a link to the tutorial, but I will e-mail it to anyone that requests it.

Dahlia Fold Flower
1/8” circle, 1 ¼” circle, 1 3/8” circle
Tutorial from Splitcoaststampers

Flower
¾” circle, Small oval, Bird w/Leaves and Flower die (leaves), hand cut stem
For the stem, you could use the Siwrly Sizzlits decorative strip die. It’s pretty, and a lot easier than hand cutting
CASEd from dandI93

Tulip
Large oval for petals. Hand cut stem and leaves.
CASEd from LeeAnn Greff (also known as flowerbugnd1 on SCS). Be sure to check out the punch art section on her blog.

Cone Flower
¾” circle, scallop circle, small oval. Hand cut stem.
CASEd from Joanne at Mainly Flowers

I won’t be readily available to answer comments or e-mails this week, but please go ahead and send them and I will respond as soon as I can. Thank you, and have fun stampin’ and creatin’!

Punch Art Class

I’m behind in posting samples from our punch art classes. Sorry about that! This is our third class, from back in May. The main focus was oval punches but we did use a variety of other punches too.

All of the punch art below was CASEd or inspired by someone. I can’t be certain of the source for each piece, but I will list a direct link to the person I know I directly CASEd from.

Bee
Small oval, 1/16” circle, 1/8” circle, ½” circle

Butterfly
Small oval, large oval, 1/8” circle, horizontal slot

Frog
¼” circle, ½” circle, 1 3/8” circle, small oval, large oval, horizontal slot

Skunk
1/8” circle, ¼” circle, 1” circle, 1 3/8” circle, 1 ¾” circle, small oval, large oval, word window, Heart to Heart
Made from Heather Summers' online Simply Punches One class.

Flamingo
1/8” circle, ¼” circle, ¾” circle, 1 ¼” circle, small oval, large oval, large photo corner, scallop circle
CASEd from Mercedes Weber’s SCS gallery.

Crab
¼” circle, ½” circle, small oval, wide oval, small photo corner, tab punch, 5-petal flower
Made from Heather Summers' online Simply Punches One class.

I created the skunk and crab from Heather Summers' online Simply Punches One class. She now has three punch art online classes available for purchase. If you want to learn how to make 20 pieces of punch art for a great price, be sure to check out her classes.

I hope you enjoyed viewing these class samples. I have one more punch art class to post, which I will try to post soon. Have fun stampin’ and creatin’!

Window Sheet Class

I recently taught a class showcasing our window sheets (otherwise known as acetate). Some of the products used in the following projects are now discontinued, but we have plenty of new products that would work just as well.

We created two cards and one 3D project:

Stamp set: Eastern Blooms, Warm Words
Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White card stock, Always DSP, medium Window Sheet
Ink: Black StazOn ink, White StazOn
Accessories: 1/8” circle punch, scallop edge punch, Big Shot, Beautiful Butterflies Bigz die, clear rhinestone brads, Stampin’ Pastels, sponge dauber, SNAIL adhesive, sticky strip, paper cutter, Stamp-a-ma-jig

I used the layout of a card sample I saw in the new 2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalog, on page 197.

I was inspired by Lauren Meader’s blog post about creating her own embellishments and I used her Marvelous Poppin' Acetate tutorial to create my butterfly. I was amazed at how well this technique works. You would think the ink would smear since the pastels are applied to the wet ink, but it doesn’t smear. If you don’t have White StazOn ink, I would think VersaMark ink would work just as well. I haven’t tried it with VersaMark though so I can’t guarantee the results. If you experiment with it, I would love to know how it turned out for you.

Stamp set: Seeing Spots
Paper: Basic Gray, Whisper White card stock, A Walk in the Park DSP, medium Window Sheet
Ink: Baja Breeze Classic ink
Accessories: scallop circle punch, 1 ¼” circle punch, 1 3/8” circle punch, scallop edge punch, Crop-A-Dile, Whisper White taffeta ribbon, uni-ball Signo white gel pen, SNAIL adhesive, sticky strip, Stampin’ Dimensionals, paper cutter, Stamp-a-ma-jig, shredded paper, Hershey’s Kisses

I used the Acetate Box tutorial on Splitcoaststampers to create this box. To fill the box, I used 10 Hershey Kisses and shredded paper.

Stamp set: A Rose Is A Rose, Very Versatile
Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White card stock, A Walk in the Park DSP, medium Window Sheet
Ink: Ruby Red, Riding Hood Red, Old Olive, Kiwi Kiss Classic ink, Black StazOn ink
Accessories: 1/16” circle punch, 1 ¾” circle punch, clear rhinestone brads, Whisper White taffeta ribbon, SNAIL adhesive, sticky strip, paper cutter, Stamp-a-ma-jig

I CASEd this card from Julie Davison from her SCS gallery juls716.

These are just a few of the many projects you can make using window sheets. The ideas are endless! At least, it seems that way to me ;) If you create projects using window sheets, I hope you’ll send me your project link so I can take a look.

Have fun stampin’ and creatin’!

Stamp-A-Stack of Masculine Cards

Here are the cards were made at the last Stamp-A-Stack. The theme was masculine cards. Since I was short on time preparing for the SAS, some of these cards are completely CASEd (Copy And Share Everything). Each individual is given credit for the cards and ideas I CASEd.

Stamp sets: Hugs & Wishes
Ink: Summer Sun, Chocolate Chip Classic ink, Pumpkin Pie stampin’ write marker
Paper: Basic Gray- 5 ½” x 8 ½”, Basic Black- 4” x 5 ¼”, Whisper White- 3 ¾” x 5” card stock, A Walk in the Park DSP- 4” x 4”
Accessories: 1/16” circle punch, 1/8” circle punch, Big Shot, Texturz plate, silver brads, clear rhinestone brad, Sticky Strip, SNAIL adhesive, Stamp-a-ma-jig, paper cutter
Inspired by: Connie Babbert

Stamp sets: Thoughts of Father
Ink: Brown StazOn
Cardstock: Kraft 5 ½” x 8 ½” and 2 ¾” x 3 ¼”, Close to Cocoa- 3 1/8” x 3 11/16”, Naturals White- 2 15/16” x 3 7/16”, Parisian Breeze Specialty DSP- 2 ¼” x 5 ½”
Accessories: Chocolate Chip grosgrain ribbon, Watercolor Wonder Crayons- Whisper White, Close to Cocoa, SNAIL adhesive, scissors, paper cutter
Inspired by: Jan Tink

Stamp sets: Inspired by Nature
Ink: VersaMark
Cardstock: Whisper White- 5 ½” x 8 ½”, Basic Black- 3 ¾” x 5”
Accessories: White embossing powder, Powder Pal, SNAIL adhesive, Stamp-a-ma-jig, paper cutter
CASEd by: nicduf72

Stamp sets: Lovely As A Tree, Very Versatile
Ink: Chocolate Chip classic ink
Paper: Very Vanilla- 5 ½” x 8 ½” and 3” x 3 ¼” and 2 ½” x 2 ¾” and a scrap piece, Chocolate Chip- 4” x 5 ¼” and 2 11/16” x 2 15/16”
Accessories: Word Window punch, SNAIL adhesive, Stamp-a-ma-jig, paper cutter
CASEd by: mandypandy

Stamp sets: Seeing Spots, Heard from the Heart
Ink: Kiwi Kiss Classic ink
Cardstock: Kiwi Kiss- 5 ½” x 8 ½”, Whisper White- 2 ¾” x 5 ½”, scraps of Tangerine Tango, Baja Breeze, and Pacific Point
Accessories: Large and Small star punches, SNAIL adhesive, glue dots, Stamp-a-ma-jig, paper cutter, scissors
CASEd by: Tammy Fite

I hope you enjoyed these cards. Have fun stampin’ and creatin’!

Punch Art Class

I just realized I didn’t post the punch art we created in our February punch art class. Sorry about that! Here they are now:

We focused on using circle punches in this class, although a few other punches did sneak in ;)

Here are the individual punch art and a list of the punches used:


Pig
Punches used: 1 ¾” circle, 1 3/8” circle, ½” circle, ¼” circle, 1/8” circle, Large Star, Word Window

CASEd from Mercedes Weber in her SCS Gallery

Lion
Punches used: 1 ¼” circle, 1 3/8” circle, ½” circle, ¼” circle, 1/16” circle, Small Oval, Scallop circle

CASEd from Mercedes Weber in her SCS Gallery

Leprechaun
Punches used: 1 ¼” circle, ½” circle, ¼” circle, 5-petal flower, Scallop Circle, Key Tag, Word Window, ¼” square
CASEd from Samantha Parisi at http://rubberstampingdiva.com/?p=429



Baby Carriage
Punches used: 1 ¾” circle, ½” circle, ¼” circle, 1/8” circle
Inspired by someone on Splitcoaststampers (I apologize for not remembering your name)

Ice Cream Cone
Punch used: Scallop Circle
CASEd from Lynda at http://stampingdoc.blogspot.com/2008/10/crimper-ice-cream-cone.html



Cherries
Punch art: 1 ¾” circle, ¾” circle
CASEd from Lynda at http://stampingdoc.blogspot.com/2008/09/my-punch-zoo-book.html

We added these punch art to the book we previously created. You can view that post here.

I’ll try to post the punch art we created in last week’s class soon. Until then, have fun stampin’ and creatin’!

Valentine's Day Stamp Class Projects

I know it is past Valentine’s Day but I thought I’d go ahead and post these projects any ways.


We made these for Valentine’s Day but they can be made for any occasion.

Stamp sets: A Little Somethin’
Paper: Whisper White, Riding Hood Red card stock, Bella Rose DSP
Ink: Riding Hood Red Classic ink
Accessories: Petal card die, Hearts set die, Full Heart punch, 1/8” circle punch, Crop-A-Dile (3/16" circle punch), Riding Hood Red 5/8" striped grosgrain ribbon, hat pin and beads from Pretties Kit, Stampin' Dimensionals, Sticky Strip, SNAIL, scissors

I used Barb M’s tutorial to create the shape of this bag. The details on the front of the heart are my own design. I stuck a beaded hat pin through the stamped heart for a “cupid” look :)


Stamp sets: Simply Said
Ink: Blazing Red StazOn ink
Accessories: Medium cellophane bag, Whisper White grosgrain ribbon, scissors, 4 chocolate Hershey Kisses and 5 chocolate Crunch hearts

I liked Barb M’s idea to use a cello bag to hold the chocolates, but I went a step further and stamped hearts all over the bag, both front and back. I used StazOn ink which dries quickly and will not smear.

I CASEd the following card which I received from my friend Alicia a year or two ago:

This card is not blurry in the original picture but the upload process made it blurry. I have no idea how to fix it so it'll have to stay that way. Sorry about that.

You can see how similar my card is to Alicia’s:

Stamp sets: Simply Said, Holidays & Wishes
Paper: Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red card stock, Bella Rose DSP
Ink: Pink Pirouette, Basic Black Classic ink
Accessories: Hearts set die, SNAIL, Stamp-a-ma-jig.

Instead of using a stamp set, I decided to use the Big Shot Hearts set dies from the Spring-Summer 2009 Idea Book & Catalog. I die cut the hearts from several patterns of the Bella Rose Designer Series Paper and adhered them randomly to the Whisper White CS strip on the front of the card. I’m not sure if you can see, but I stamped a tiny flower in Pink Pirouette Classic ink on the Pink Pirouette card front.

Thanks for looking. Have fun stampin’ and creatin’!